TALES FROM A ROLLTOP DESK by _Christopher Morley_ (Doubleday,
Page & Company). I record this volume for the sake of one admirable
story, "Referred to the Author," which almost any contemporary of Mr.
Morley would have been glad to sign. Apart from this, the volume is
ephemeral.
THE SLEUTH OF ST. JAMES'S SQUARE by _Melville Davisson Post_.
(D. Appleton & Company). This volume contains the best of Mr. Post's
well-known mystery stories, and I take special pleasure in calling
attention to "The Wrong Sign," "The Hole in the Mahogany Panel," and
"The Yellow Flower." These stories show all the resourceful virtuosity
of Poe, and are models of their kind. While they seem to me to possess
no special literary value, they have solved some important new technical
problems, and I believe they will repay attentive study.
DEVIL STORIES, edited by _Maximilian J. Rudwin_ (Alfred A.
Knopf). This is an excellent anthology revealing a wide range of reading
and introducing a number of good stories which are likely to prove new
to most readers. The editor has added to the value of the volume by
elaborate annotation. He wears his learning lightly however, and it only
serves to adorn his subject.
CHRISTMAS ROSES, AND OTHER STORIES, by _Anne Douglas Sedgwick_
(Houghton Mifflin Company).
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